Team India captain Rohit Sharma met Spanish footballer Iker Casillas during the NBA Abu Dhabi Games.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 5:Â Indian Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma met legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas at the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 on Friday.
Rohit attended the match with his wife, Ritika Sajdeh, where he had the opportunity to meet the former Spain international footballer. Their photograph quickly went viral on social media.
Casillas is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, known for his exceptional skills in front of the goal. He led the Spain national team to victory in the 2008 UEFA Euros and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Recently, under Rohit's captaincy, Team India won a two-match Test series against Bangladesh with a 2-0 scoreline. Following this Test series, India and Bangladesh are set to compete in a three-match T20I series. Right-handed batter Suryakumar Yadav will captain the Men in Blue in this format.
The first T20I match will take place in Gwalior on October 6, followed by the second and third matches scheduled for October 9 in Delhi and October 12 in Hyderabad, respectively.
India's T20I squad for the Bangladesh series includes: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Mayank Yadav.